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All Reason Departs

2026-09-04T14:22:01Z

2600:4041:43EE:700:8052:AAE6:E746:5295: /* Samples / Lyrics */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=All Reason Departs
| runtime=6:14
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Arena Americanada]]
| prev=[[Deep Time]]}}

"[[All Reason Departs]]" is the fourteenth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''.

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== Comments ==
* The progression on this track is similar to “[[An Eagle in Your Mind]]” on [[Music Has The Right To Children]].
* The Second part of the track may have been inspired or influenced by the track, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3_BGkFqvng/ Make Some Room by Sade].

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* From 0:28, a reading of a passage written by occultist [[wikipedia:Aleister_Crowley|Aleister Crowley]] from "[[wikipedia:Magick_(Book_4)|Magick, Liber ABA, Book 4]]" (Part III: Magick in Theory and Practice, Chapter XII: Of the Bloody Sacrifice: and Matters Cognate), sampled from the 2005 documentary "[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2748112/ Megiddo II: The New Age]".<ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id=0u-AChDp4aU|start=9148}}</ref><ref>https://genius.com/39985134</ref>
<blockquote>
There is a magical operation of maximum importance 
The Initiation of a New Aeon 
Before man is ready to accept the Law of Thelema, the Great War must be fought 
This bloody sacrifice is the critical point of the World Ceremony of the Crowned and Conquering Child 
As lord of the Aeon 
</blockquote>
* From 0:41 to 1:12, what seems to be a muffled sample of a Buddhist chant can be heard, alongside the sample of the Crowley passage.
* At 3:14, a chopped up sample of a voice can briefly be heard.
* From 4:49 onwards, a chopped up sample of a song (likely some sort of children’s song) can be heard.
* At 5:33, a highly obfuscated voice can be heard for two seconds before fading away, although it’s currently unknown what the voice is saying.

== Trivia ==
* The glitching background noise that can be heard in "[[Deep Time]]" continues into the beginning of the track before fading.
* The melody starting at 1:12 is reminiscent of the melody in "[[Deep Time]]".

== Videos ==
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{{#widget:YouTube|id=EYqW3c9C95c}}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/1khO7PZXaXxi8rGpnZl3fX </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Deep Time]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

All Reason Departs

2026-09-04T14:13:13Z

2600:4041:43EE:700:8052:AAE6:E746:5295: /* Samples / Lyrics */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=All Reason Departs
| runtime=6:14
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Arena Americanada]]
| prev=[[Deep Time]]}}

"[[All Reason Departs]]" is the fourteenth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''.

__TOC__

== Comments ==
* The progression on this track is similar to “[[An Eagle in Your Mind]]” on [[Music Has The Right To Children]].
* The Second part of the track may have been inspired or influenced by the track, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3_BGkFqvng/ Make Some Room by Sade].

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* From 0:28, a reading of a passage written by occultist [[wikipedia:Aleister_Crowley|Aleister Crowley]] from "[[wikipedia:Magick_(Book_4)|Magick, Liber ABA, Book 4]]" (Part III: Magick in Theory and Practice, Chapter XII: Of the Bloody Sacrifice: and Matters Cognate), sampled from the 2005 documentary "[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2748112/ Megiddo II: The New Age]".<ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id=0u-AChDp4aU|start=9148}}</ref><ref>https://genius.com/39985134</ref>
<blockquote>
There is a magical operation of maximum importance 
The Initiation of a New Aeon 
Before man is ready to accept the Law of Thelema, the Great War must be fought 
This bloody sacrifice is the critical point of the World Ceremony of the Crowned and Conquering Child 
As lord of the Aeon 
</blockquote>
* From 0:41 to 1:12, what seems to be a muffled sample of a Buddhist chant can be heard, alongside the sample of the Crowley passage.
* At 5:33, a highly obfuscated voice can be heard, although it’s currently unknown what the voice is saying.

== Trivia ==
* The glitching background noise that can be heard in "[[Deep Time]]" continues into the beginning of the track before fading.
* The melody starting at 1:12 is reminiscent of the melody in "[[Deep Time]]".

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=SXofvfmJLYA}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=EYqW3c9C95c}}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/1khO7PZXaXxi8rGpnZl3fX </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Deep Time]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Deep Time

2026-09-04T13:56:54Z

2600:4041:43EE:700:8052:AAE6:E746:5295: /* Trivia */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Deep Time
| runtime=3:18
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[All Reason Departs]]
| prev=[[Blood In The Labyrinth]]}}

"[[Deep Time]]" is the thirteenth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''. It was originally released on April 16th, 2026, as the video '''"[[Tape 05]]"''', without further information.

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== Comments ==
* The title of the track may refer to the concept that shares the same name. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_time concept of "deep time"], first developed in the 18th century, is geological time that spans billions of years and provides temporal framework for the Earth's formation and evolution, the development of life, and the slow processes that shape planetary change.
* Another reference to Deep Time could be the volume published in 1999 by the astrophysicist and science-fiction writer [[wikipedia:Gregory Benford|Gregory Benford]]. In the volume "Deep Time: How Humanity Communicates Across Millennia"<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2014020.Deep_Time</ref>, he confronts our growing influence on events hundreds of thousands of years into the future and explores the possible "messages" we may transmit to our distant descendants in the language of the planet itself, from nuclear waste to global warming to the extinction of species.
* Intentional or not, [[Deep Time]] is the 13th track from [[Inferno]], meanwhile the gap between the album and [[Tomorrow’s Harvest]] is 13 years, and Deep Time was the first track from the album to be revealed.

== Samples / Lyrics ==

== Trivia ==
* "[[Tape 05]]" was originally speculated to be "[[Father And Son]]", due to it being the fifth track on the album and similar in length to the video.<ref>[https://djmag.com/news/listen-boards-of-canadas-two-new-tracks-introit-and-prophecy-1420-mhz "Listen to Boards Of Canada’s two new tracks, ‘Introit’ and ‘Prophecy At 1420 MHz’"], Christian Eede, DJ Mag, 2026</ref> This later turned out to be false, as it was confirmed to be "Deep Time" instead after the [[Inferno listening parties]].
* The note that occurs at 3:00 is not present in the “[[Tape 05]]” version of the track.

== Video ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id= 6bghDcbzfEU | height = 525| width = 970 }}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/4ctZeUhZWACVlAlyDYRf0Z </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Tape 05]]"
* "[[Father And Son]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Introit

2026-09-04T13:46:35Z

2600:4041:43EE:700:8052:AAE6:E746:5295: /* Trivia */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Introit
| runtime=0:36
| appearson=[[Introit / Prophecy At 1420 MHz]] (2026) [[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]
| prev=n/a}}

"[[Introit]]" is the first track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''. It functions as a short introduction track, in the same vein as on their previous albums. "Introit" was released on May 7th, 2026, alongside "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]", as the album's lead single.

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== Comments ==
* An introit is a "piece of music sung or played at the beginning of a worship service".<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/introit</ref> In many Christian denominations, an introit is sung to begin the [[wikipedia:Eucharist|Eucharist]], or Holy Communion.<ref>https://www.episcopalchurch.org/glossary/introit/</ref>
* In the rite of the [[wikipedia:Mass in the Catholic Church|Catholic Mass]], especially as seen in the 1962 pre-Vatican II Missals, the Introit specifically refers to the beginning of The Liturgy of the [[wikipedia:Eucharist|Eucharist]]. This could tie directly into another track on the album "[[The Word Becomes Flesh]]" whose title comes from John 1:14, a verse that becomes central in the Liturgy of the Eucharist in the Christian denominations (especially Catholicism).
* The synth that can be heard at 0:21 is very similar to and has the same notes as the flourishing synth that can be heard in “[[Aquarius]]”, “[[Warp10-03]]”, and “[[Alpha And Omega]]”.

== Samples / Lyrics ==

== Trivia ==
* [[Introit]] is the shortest opening track on a [[Boards of Canada]] album since “[[Into the Rainbow Vein]]” on [[The Campfire Headphase]].
* The main melody of the track is almost identical when played forward or reverse.

== Videos ==
The split music video for the song was released on May 7th, 2026, through the [[BoC|band]]'s official [https://www.youtube.com/@boardsofcanada/ YouTube channel]. 
It is directed by [https://robertbeattyart.com/ Robert Beatty] and produced by Greg Burne of [https://bigactive.com/ Big Active].

{{#widget:YouTube|id= 74NluS3jzTo | height = 525| width = 934 }}

== Audio ==
<spotify width="100%" height="380">track/68j6NKcGW2oCHZ0V2FDMbo </spotify>

== See Also ==
* "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]"
* "[[The Word Becomes Flesh]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]